Statement on Libya
8 March 2011
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 7 March on developments in Libya and the Middle East
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs and find more current parliamentary material on the Middle East in the Topics section on the Parliament website.
- Video and Audio: Libya and the Middle East
- Commons Hansard: Libya and the Middle East
- Topics: Middle East
Middle East and North Africa
Watch and read recent statements and urgent questions made to the House of Commons on Libya, Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia.
- Commons news: Statement on Libya and the Middle East
- Commons news: Urgent question on Bahrain
- Commons news: Statement on the Middle East and North Africa
- Commons news: Statement on EU Council and North Africa
- Commons news: Statement on Egypt
- Commons news: Urgent question on Tunisia
Oral statements
Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.